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Article: On the Wing: American Birds in Migration.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
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- The Horn Book Magazine
- Article date:
- September 1, 2001
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Carol Lerner On the Wing: American Birds in Migration; illus. by the author 48 pp. HarperCollins 6/01 ISBN 0-688-16649-0 16.95 (g) Library edition ISBN 0-688-16650-4 16.89 (Intermediate, Middle School)
Carol Lerner's fine paintings illustrate a clear, thoughtfully constructed discussion of bird migration. Following an introductory essay on "Why Birds Migrate," two types of double-page entries alternate. Different geographic patterns of migration--partial, migrating within North America, crossing the equator, etc.--are explained, with portraits of one or more bird species and a map delineating summer and winter ranges. Following each of these spreads are essays ...
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